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House Bill 258

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Last Action	02/06/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to the transportation of milk.
Bill Documents	Current Introduced
Bill Request Number	1225
Sponsors	J. Payne, C. Aull, S. Bratcher, B. Chester-Burton, M. Dossett, M. Hart, S. Stalker
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 189.222 to allow vehicles with a gross weight of up to 90,000 pounds transporting fluid milk from a farm to the first market to operate on any state highway; allow for a 10% weight tolerance; provide exceptions and limitations; amend KRS 189.221 to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version	Agriculture - Milk transportation, extended vehicle weight limits Highways, Streets, And Bridges - Milk transportation, extended vehicle weight limits Motor Carriers - Milk transportation, extended vehicle weight limits Transportation - Milk transportation, extended vehicle weight limits
Jump to Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1
Votes	Vote History

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01/08/26	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
01/15/26	to Transportation (H)
01/16/26	reassigned to Agriculture (H)
01/21/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
01/22/26	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 23, 2026
01/23/26	taken from the Orders of the Day recommitted to Transportation (H)
02/03/26	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
02/04/26	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 05 2026
02/05/26	3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
02/06/26	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; amend KRS 189.010 to include fluid milk products in the definition of "nondivisible load" as it pertains to the roads that are a part of the national truck network; amend KRS 189.270 to allow overweight permits for the transportation of fluid milk products up to a gross weight of 100,000 pounds; amend KRS 189.2717 to allow annual overweight permits along a specified route for the transportation of fluid milk products up to a gross weight of 100,000 pounds.
Index Headings	Agriculture - Milk transportation, nondivisible loads Agriculture - Milk transportation, overweight permits Highways, Streets, And Bridges - Milk transportation, nondivisible loads Highways, Streets, And Bridges - Milk transportation, overweight permits Motor Carriers - Milk transportation, nondivisible loads Motor Carriers - Milk transportation, overweight permits Transportation - Milk transportation, nondivisible loads Transportation - Milk transportation, overweight permits

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